Paul Gamble, Senior Director of Sovereign Ratings, and Malgorzata Kleniewska Wodtke, Senior Director of Financial Institutions, discuss the macroeconomic outlook for Central and Eastern Europe, including growth expectations, inflation and more.

Thomas Rookmaaker, Head of Asia-Pacific Sovereign Ratings, and Jeremy Zook, Sovereigns Director, Lead Analyst for India, discuss the implications of India’s recent budget for the medium-term fiscal outlook and sovereign rating.

Toby Iles, Head of Middle East and Africa Sovereign Ratings, and Jermaine Leonard, Sovereigns Director, Lead Analyst for Ghana and Zambia, discuss the recent downgrade of Ghana’s sovereign rating and consider Zambia’s G20 Common Framework prospects.

Michele Napolitano, Head of Western Europe Sovereigns and Malgorzata Glowacka, Associate Director, discuss the findings of Fitch’s recent special report “Ireland’s Exceptional Economic Performance Places Debt/GDP on a Firm Downward Path”

Shelly Shetty, Head of Americas and Asia Pacific Sovereigns and Brian Coulton, Chief Economist, discuss the policy implications of increasing inflation as the Fed responds to growing evidence that US inflation is broadening to services and wages.

Cristina Torrella, Senior Director, Financial Institutions, and Fernando Sanchez, Lead Analyst for Andorran banks, discuss latest developments in the Andorran operating environment, as well as how banks are expected to navigate challenges ahead.

Shelly Shetty, Managing Director, Sovereigns, and Richard Francis, Senior Director, Sovereigns, discuss how elevated commodity prices and the reopening of domestic economies are helping Chile, Colombia and Peru recover from the shock of Covid-19.

Shelly Shetty, Managing Director, Sovereigns, and Marjan van der Weijden, Global Head of Financial Institutions, explore how cyber risk can be assessed at banks and insurance companies, as well as Fitch's recent collaboration with SecurityScorecard.

Shelly Shetty, Managing Director, Americas Sovereigns, and Carlos Morales, Director, Latin America Sovereigns, discuss the macroeconomic and fiscal outlook for Central America, including the region's recovery from pandemic-related disruptions.

Jan Friederich, Head of MEA Sovereigns, and Toby Iles, Lead GCC Sovereign Analyst, discuss GCC fiscal prospects amid higher oil prices, Oman’s medium term fiscal plan and the tension between fiscal consolidation and diversification in the region.